A circular economy won’t work unless……
| Dates: | 11 November 2015 |
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| Times: | 14:30 - 15:30 |
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| What is it: | Seminar |
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| Organiser: | Manchester Institute of Innovation Research |
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| Venue opening hours: | 2.30-3.30pm (coffee from 2pm) |
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| How much: | Free |
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| Who is it for: | University staff, Adults, Alumni, Current University students, General public |
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| Speaker: | Ken Webster |
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Noble Laureate Frederick Soddy complained that the economy had a broken money system and didn’t pay attention to resources and energy. That was 1926. Can the idea and practice of a circular economy finally make us whole? An economy that fits the real world, creates a wealth of flows and new avenues for innovation…. or is there something missing?
Biography
Ken Webster is Head of Innovation at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a leading think-tank on the circular economy. Long aware of the limitations of a linear ‘take, make and dispose’ economy and deeply influenced by the cradle-to-cradle design philosophy, he has spent many years contributing to the debate around how the economy might better fit real world systems while creating new forms of abundance. His latest book is Circular Economy: A Wealth of Flows.
Ken is a Visiting Fellow at Cranfield University and Honorary Teaching Fellow at the University of Bradford School of Management.
Directions:
Due to preparation work for the MBS redevelopment project, access to the Harold Hankins building is no longer possible via the University Precinct Centre. Please use the main entrance of MBS West (Building Number 29 on the Campus Map) and take the lifts to the left of the main reception desk to the 6th floor. Turn left (‘access to Harold Hankins’ is signed) and go through the door at the end of the corridor and left through a second door into the stairwell. Go down a half flight of stairs following the sign ‘access to Harold Hankins’ and through the door into the Harold Hankins building and along the corridor until you get to the main stairwell/lift lobby. Take the lift to the tenth floor then turn right out of the lift.
Alternatively, if you are a member of the University you can email john.ashton-2@manchester.ac.uk for access to Harold Hankins building from the door on Booth Street West.
Speaker
Ken Webster
Role: Head of Innovation
Organisation: Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Travel and Contact Information
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Harold Hankins building
Oxford Road
Manchester
